c. 1300, "success;" c. 1400 "action of aiding;" verbal noun from speed (v.). Meaning "action of driving an automobile too fast" is from 1908. Speeding ticket is from 1940.
双语例句
1. He desperately dodged a speeding car trying to run him down.
他拼命地闪身躲开一辆试图撞倒他的疾驰的汽车。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The Thames was in spate, with flocks of Canada geese speeding downriver.
泰晤士河河水暴涨，成群的加拿大雁迅速游向下游。
来自柯林斯例句
3. This man was not qualified to drive and was speeding.
这名男子没有驾驶资格，并且违章超速行驶。
来自柯林斯例句
4. She was late for the interview after being hauled up for speeding.
